Bread-box.



R. W. TORRES.

BREAD BOX.

APPLIIOATION FILED DEO.14,,1908.

)3 3 7 1 1 v Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH W. STORIES, OF ST. LOUIS, HISSOU'RI, ASSIGNOR TO HEIDLAND BAKING COI- PANY, OF 8'1. LOUIS, IISSOUBI, A CORPORATION OF KISSOURI.

BREAD-30x.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Application filed December 14, 1908. Serial Ro. 507,419. i

Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Bread-Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratin a bread box constructed in accordance wit my invention; Fi 2 is a detail tpp plan view illustratin the positions that the box assumes when t e door with which it cooperates is closed and when-it is opened; and Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the box illustrating one of the devices used for connecting the box to the floor of the store. V

This invention relates tobread boxes such as are generall used in grocery stores for coptaimng the read that the grocer has for sa c.

It is customary for bakers who supply bread to glrocery stores to deliver the bread early in t e mornin before the grocer has opened the store, an it has heretofore been the general practice to place a bread box or receptacle outside of the store in which the baker could deposit the bread. In view of the fact that these bread boxes are arranged outside of the store they are exposed to the weather and soon become unsanitary fromvarious causes so that they have not proved satisfactory as receptacles for bread and other bakery products.

The main object of my invention is to provide a bread box or rece tacle that is adapted to be arranged inside 0 a store adjacent the door of the store, and means for causing said box to move into a position to obstruct the passage into the store when the door is opened partially, said box moving into such pontien, however, that the baker can deppsit the bread therein and then close and Ice the store door.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, A designates a box or receptacle of any preferred shape and dimensionsthat is ada ted to contain bread and other bakery pr desigllllates casters on the bottom of said box whic permit the box to be shifted about nets, and 1' easily. The box is arranged inside of a store and during the hours that the store is open to the public the box can be placed'at any desired point in the store. When the store is closed at night, however, the box is arranged ad'acent the door 2 of the store, as shown in big. 1, so that one corner of the box lies close to the door jamb 3 or frame inside of which the door islocated, the door being hinged to its frame in such a manner that it opens when it is swung inwardly. A pair of socket pieces 4 and 5 are connected 'to't-he floor B of. the store adjacent the door 2, and each of said socket pieces has an elongated slot6 that terminates at one end in an enlarged opening 7 the portion of the floor. B underneath said socket pieces being cut away to form channels or grooves 8, as shown in Fig. 3, that receive devices on the box A and thus prevent the box from being lifted or movedvertically relatively to the floor. The front wall of the box A is provided with a door 9, and bearings 10 are also connected to said front wall adjacent the lower edge thereof to receive locking devices 11 and 12. The locking device 11 coiiperates with the socket piece 4 and the'lockmg device 12 codperates with the socket piece 5 and each of said locking devices is provided at its lower end with a head 13 of greater width than the slots 6 in said socket pieces but of less width than the channels or grooves 8 in the floor so that they can lie in said? channels. The slot 6 in thesocket piece 5 is curved on an arc whose center is the outer end of the straight slot 6 in the socket piece 4 so that when t tion it' can swing about the device 11 as a e box A is in operative posihead will enter the groove or channel 8 in The box is then moved toward 'being t en moved downwardly so that its the door jamb 3 so that the device 11 will be I positioned in the outer end of the slot 6 in the socket piece 4, and when the head on the locking device 12 comes into alinement with the enlarged openipig socket piece 5, said eviceis moved downwardly so that the head thereon will enter the channel underneath said socket piece. The box is then connected to the store door in its coiiperating I 2 by means of a chain 14 or other suitable connecting member that leads fromone corner of the box to an arm 'or bracket 15 on the inner face of the door. If the door is opened after the box has been arranged in this position the box will be turned about the lockingdevice 11 as a fulcrum and thus bring the front wall of the box up against the vertical .edge ofthe door, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 2', the box cobperating I closes an opening ina wall, a rectangularwith the door to obstruct the passage into the store. Although the box prevents the baker or person who'opens the door from passing into the store still the baker can place bread or any other articles in the box b sim ly o enin the door 9 in the front y i P g retain the wall 0 the box, it being understood, of course, that the baker has a key which will open the store door. The heads 13 on the locking devices cobperate with the socket pieces connected to the floor to prevent the ox from being raised or moved vertically, and as the box is securely connected to the inner face'of the door by the chain 14, it will be impossible to open the door more than half way without breaking said chain. After the store has been opened for business in the morning the box can be moved away from the door the box bein released by disconnecting t e chain 14 an disengaging the locking devices from their coiiperating socket pieces As shown clearly in Fig. 3, each of the locking devices is provided at its upper end with a handle or extension 16 that can be turned into the position shown in broken lines in Fig.3 so as to engage a lug or flan e 17 on the bearing 10 and thus ocking device in an elevated position,

While I have herein stated that the box A is intended to be used for containing bread,

it will, of course, be obvious that it could be I used for various other purposes without departing from the spirit of my invention,

and that various other means than those herein shown could be employed for con-- necting the box to the floor or supporting surface on which it rests and to the door with whichitcoii erates to obstruct the passage into the. bui din in which the box is located; The box con (1 also be used with a swinging window if desired and therefore the term door inthe claims should be construed to cover afdoor, window orany other swinging memberthat closes an'open- 1 A 1le I-prefer to. permanentl connect the chain 14 to the inner face of t e door 2,

'. said chain could pass through an opening in the door and of thedoor by means of a padlock or other suitable locking device so as to enable the owner of the store to use the door 2 when he leaves the store or enters same.

Having thus described my invention, what be secured to the outer faceshaped receptacle having one of its corners arranged adjacent the door j amb, and means for causing said receptacle to swing about a fulcrum and thus bring its front face into engagement with the vertical edge of the door when the door is opened; substantially as described.

3. In combination, a swinging door that closes an opening in the wall of a building,

a receptacle arranged inside'of said building with one of its corners adjacent the front edge of the door, means for preventing said receptacle from being raised vertically from the floor on which it rests, and

a connection between said receptacle and the door whereby said receptacle 1s swung into engagement with the front edge of the door when the door is opened so as'to obstruct the passage into the building; substantially as described.

4. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle adapted to be arranged inside of a buildin adjacent the door in the building, means for pivotally connecting said receptacle to the floor of the building,-and means for causing said receptacle to move into such a position that it obstructs the passageinto the building when the door is opened partially; substantially as described.

5. A box for containing bakery products, comprising a rectangular-shaped receptacle provided in its front wall wlth a door, cooperating devices on said receptacle and on the floor on which it rests for causing the receptacle to swing in a certain path without able to move vertically relativel to the 001', and a connection between sai receptacle and the door of the building inside of which it is located forcausing the receptacle to move intoosition to block the entrance-into the blll din when the door of same is' opened partial y; substantially as described.

6. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle provided withcasters, socket pieces connected'to the floor on which said receptacle rests, devices on said receptacle that are adapted to cotiperate with said socket pieces to cause-the receptacle to travel in a certain path and also prevent it from being moved vertically, a swinging door located adjacent said receptacle, and a connection between scribed.

7. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of. a rectangularshaped 'receptacle provided in its front wall with a door,

- casters for supporting said receptacle,'mov able locking devices connected to said receptacle and provided at their lower ends with enlarged heads, and socket pieces connected to the floor on which the receptacle rests and cooperating with the heads on said locking devices toprevent 'the receptacle from being raised or lifted from the floor; substantially as described. I

8. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle provided in its front wall with a door, vertically movable locking devices arranged in bearings on said receptacle and provided at their lower ends with enlarged heads that are adapted to travel in channels or grooves formed in the floor on which the receptacle rests, and plates connected to the floor over said channels and provided with slots through which the shanks of said locking devices pass; substantially as described.

.9. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of a receptacle provided in one 'tion' leading from the inner wall with a door, casters for supporting said receptacle, guides connected to the floor on which the receptacle rests, devices on the receptacle that cooperate with said guides to prevent the receptacle from bein lifted or raisedfrom the floor, a swinging oor 10- cated adjacent said receptacle,

face of said door to one corner of -said, receptacle; substantially' as described. 4

10. A box for containing bakery products, consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle providedwith a door, casterson the bottom of said receptacle, bearings connected to said receptacle, vertically movable locking devices arranged in said bearings and provided at their lower ends with enlarged heads which are adapted to cooperate with members connected to the floor on which the receptacle rests to cause the receptacle to move in a certain path, and means for retaining said locking devices in an inoperative position; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this sixth day of November, 1908.

' RALPH W. J ORRES.

Witnesses:

WELLS L. CHURCH: GEORGE BAKEWELL.

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